new reporting about potential evidence of obstruction in the mar-a-lago documents investigation but what are the chances we see a more serious charge for donald trump, and later, ukraine is on the brink of launching its counter fashion against trump i will ask oksana markarova, what success looks like, and how they hope to achieve it. speaker kevin mccarthy. while the president was able to protect most of his priorities, including medicaid, student debt, relief and funding to fight the climate crisis, he did make clear in a statement last night that he doesn t love everything in it, and a number of democrats aren t going to like what what they see either, mainly, additional work requirements for programs that help poor people people who need it most. the final deal does not include the kind of slash and burn spending cuts that kevin mccarthy promised to the right flank of his caucus, we will see how that goes, so the next few days could still be a rollercoaster, to get th
debt ceiling deal is reached. there are many moving parts. we have details on to phone calls happening as both sides iron out the details. congressman, richie torres, from new york, joins me for moments when we break down what we know. good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york, welcome to alex witt reports. i m in for alex today. we begin with breaking news. a lock happening on capitol hill this hour. white house officials and house republicans are preparing for a call any minute now. their calls between president biden and speaker kevin mccarthy. house republicans are than expected to release the full text of the debt ceiling agreement negotiated by both sides. at five p m today, democrats will get a briefing on the agreement from white house officials. here is some of what both sides say is in the deal. it raises the debt ceiling until 2025. it cuts 1.5 trillion and spending. it increases defense spending. as new work requirements for some government programs, and
we are working on an exciting show for next week. i m going to sit down with former fbi director, james comey. he just put all of his experience from his decades long career in law enforcement into his first crime novel. plus, a travel to pennsylvania to catch up with one of the well-known pinnacle spouses, gisele fetterman. and a memorial day i want to express my profound gratitude to all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice serving this country. i want to say thank you to our caregivers who are the unsung hidden heroes carrying on legacies and doing a tremendous service of their own. that does it for me today, we ll be back at noon eastern, but stay where you are because there is more news ahead on msnbc. breaking news from washington. after weeks of wrangling, a